Luatha

after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

#vote

Kennedy: "You blamed those statements on Mr. Stephen Miller at the White House. Did you not?"

Noem: "I did not… I've never said that at all."

Kennedy: "You said on the record, 'Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen.'"

Noem: "No one has heard me say that."

Tillis: “What we've seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms. Noem.”

Your reminder that we didn't get hit back for the first Gulf War for ten full years when they attacked us on 9/11.

Just because we stop fighting Iran in "4-6 weeks" doesn't mean they won't take 10 years to hurt us.

Again.

BLUMENTHAL: The agent who shot her said, 'I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys. I'm up for another around of F around and find out.' Will you join me in condemning that agent?

KRISTI NOEM: That situation, I don't know the details, but I will look into that

Does this mean Trump is the Antichrist?

BLUMENTHAL: Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agents?

NOEM: They could've been instructing law enforcemen--

BLUMENTHAL: You haven't met with them. I'd like to introduce you to 3 of them. Will you please stand?

Make the call

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

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.@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social broke a huge story on how US commanders are telling troops they are part of a necessary Iran War to bring about the Rapture.

Please watch us now.

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FINANCIAL TIMES • The US closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Beirut, as the state department told Americans to leave the Middle East.

⚠️ US closes embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Beirut

(www.ft.com/content/459a...)

I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.

#Itstheguns

KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents?

NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of'

KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was

"The things that will DESTROY US are:

POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLES;

PLEASURE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE;

WEALTH WITHOUT WORK;

knowledge without character;

BUSINESS WITHOUT MORALITY;

SCIENCE WITHOUT HUMANITY;

and worship without sacrifice."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

#booksky

BLUMENTHAL: Is the agent who shot Ms Martinez sill on the job?

NOEM: Our officers conduct operations every day-

B: Is he still on the job carrying a gun?

N: I dunno

B: Would you agree he shouldn't be?

N: I'll get back to you

B: I think Americans would find it absolutely terrifying if he is

Feds asked New Mexico to halt Jeffrey Epstein Zorro Ranch sex trafficking probe, records show Former AG says feds halted New Mexico’s Epstein inquiry without sharing promised evidence as state reopens Zorro Ranch i

New reporting finds that Trump's DOJ took over and quashed a state investigation into Epstein's New Mexico ranch in 2019.

As the walls close in on Trump, he'll do anything — including launch full-scale wars — to distract the public.

A 2000 year old barrel sponges in the Banda Sea spawn with the full moon, a rare natural spectacle of life. Found throughout the  
tropical coral reef environments in the Atlantic Ocean, these sponges grow slowly but can live for centuries or thousands of years in

Q: "Do you think Trump should be deposed by this committee?"

HILLARY: "Absolutely. Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers. That is behavior that fits a pattern."

Very sorry about your bad luck.

States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

this will be a public health disaster.

We could end the transmission of HIV this year. That has been true for a decade. That we have not done so is a public policy choice.

Shocking claim from Iran:
'We killed 40 US soldiers in the assembly area'
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it targeted an area where US soldiers were gathered in Dubai, UAE, with kamikaze drones. It was claimed that at least 40 US soldiers were killed in the attack.

CNN: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says By Haley Britzky , Helen Regan Helen Regan , Eyad Kourdi , Isaac Yee , Teele Rebane , Lucas Lilieholm Updated 13 hr ago

Reuters: Fire at US embassy complex in Riyadh after blast heard, sources say By Reuters March 2, 20266:23 PM CSTUpdated 13 mins ago

New York Times: U.S. military death toll rises to 6

CNN: State Dept urges US citizens to "DEPART NOW" from countries throughout Middle East

Two days into the war:

- three F-15s shot down

- U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia in flames

- six U.S. service members confirmed dead; more wounded

- State Department tells Americans to flee the entire Middle East

#art

The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit are two of the most important tools we have to lift families out of poverty. If we want this to be Maryland’s Decade, we need to ensure everyone has a real pathway to success. I know the folks in Washington, D.C. seem to have different types of priorities and different things that are keeping their attention Maryland is going to prove there is a better way

The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit are two of the most important tools we have to lift families out of poverty. If we want this to be Maryland’s Decade, we need to ensure everyone has a real pathway to success. I know the folks in Washington, D.C. seem to have different types of priorities and different things that are keeping their attention Maryland is going to prove there is a better way

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Visit MarylandComptroller.gov/EarnedIT to check your eligibility, then claim.

N.Y. Attorney General Orders Hospital to Resume Youth Transgender Care

GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IS HEALTH CARE.

Thank you to the NY Attorney General’s Office for affirming our community.

AI-generated ICE clips threaten trust in real footage, experts say Nearly 200 AI-generated ICE clips have gained millions of views across social media, according to data shared with The Cube.

Nearly 200 AI-generated ICE clips have gained millions of views across social media, according to data shared with The Cube. #TheCube

Trump officials attended a summit of election deniers who want to take over the midterms Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed the president to declare ...

“The meeting shows that the same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government.”

story via @propublica.org